Taking the Fun Out of It

Movie Night: In The Loop - amazing, amazing dialogue #brianandkimmovienight

2010-03-23T18:33:00.001-07:00

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Harold Level 1B Grad Show!

2010-03-19T18:11:00.001-07:00

Rockin' it.

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(almost forgot) Movie Night: Hurt Locker #brianandkimmovienight

2010-03-16T21:11:00.001-07:00

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Movie Night: Alice in Wonderland (IMAX 3D). Meh #brianandkimmovienight

2010-03-09T18:01:00.001-08:00

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A Heartwarming Moment from Last Nights Show

2010-03-06T09:35:00.001-08:00

Thanks to Jay for snagging this cell phone shot during the show last night. Looks heartwarming, but the two people in the middle are playing corpses. Yup, Maxitor got all Weekend at Bernies on you.

(Sorry for the double posting - the image should look a little better now)

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A Heartwarming Moment from Last Nights Show

2010-03-06T07:21:00.001-08:00

Thanks to Jay for snagging this cell phone shot duting the show last night. Looks heartwarming, but the two people in the middle are playing corpses. Yup, Maxitor got all Weekend at Bernies on you.

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Movie Night: District 9. Had odd similarities to Avatar now seeing it after the fact. #brianandkimmovienight

2010-03-02T19:10:00.001-08:00

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In The Booth - Episode 1

2010-02-28T20:26:00.001-08:00

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This week's guest on 'In The Booth' is Plan B's own Mike McDonald. Special thanks to Brian Donnelly for leaving this creepy clip on my video camera.

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Check Out The New Bastardsinccomedy.com

2010-02-17T11:33:00.001-08:00

Our friends in Bastards Inc. just launched an awesome new version of their website. Awesome new websites seem to be a popular trend lately. Check it out:

http://www.bastardsinccomedy.com/

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Movie Night: Moon. Extra points for multiple Sam Rockwells #brianandkimmovienight

2010-02-10T19:27:00.001-08:00

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February 5th Show Flyer

2010-02-04T14:14:00.001-08:00

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Clip from Marjean Anniversary Show - Boom

2010-02-04T09:23:00.001-08:00

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Apologies in advance for the shaky-cam, but here is a fun clip from Marjean's 2nd anniversary show last week. I couldn't keep the camera still I was laughing so hard. Boom!

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First Post

2010-01-31T13:23:00.001-08:00

This a test first post to the Harold Night Blog. How's it look?

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I'll be hosting Harold Night at ImprovBoston tonight with Marjean's 2nd Anniversary, Jay's last show before a hiatus, and Plan B. Amazing!

2010-01-29T07:25:00.001-08:00

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I found a plastic fork that actually came like this.

2010-01-28T13:22:00.001-08:00

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Movie Night: Fargo. Sad fact. Never seen it. #brianandkimmovienight

2010-01-26T17:07:00.001-08:00

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My Thoughts on Conan's Exit

2010-01-23T13:00:00.000-08:00

I woke up depressed this morning. I wasn't sure why. I hadn't watched the last Conan show yet. I had a fun night out at the theatre the night before. But for some reason there was just a cloud. Now that it has lifted a bit, I wonder if in the back of my head I wasn't just a little bit sad because I was recognizing that this whole late night mess that I have been so invested in (translation: obsessed with) was over. What else is going to be there to get me through my day to day?

I proceeded to wake up, grab some breakfast and watch Conan's last show on Tivo. It was amazing. Moving. Everything I wanted it to be. And as I watched his look back over tonight show highlights, my thoughts started to shift a bit.

"Tonight, we're going to have fun on television."

Conan has been one of my biggest inspirations for a long, long time. As I watched the clips from the tonight show my mind went back to my thoughts seeing his last 'Late Night'. Conan made it. My generation is going to have their own Tonight Show. Years from now my kids can stay up past their bed time and watch Conan's last tonight show and not really get what all the fuss is about. And I also thought about how inspired I was by his first Tonight show. His first bit running coast to coast was amazing. This is it. This is what we're going to get for years to come.

But then I realized that I didn't watch. I'd catch Tonight shows every now and again (mainly when on the road as a security blanket) but I didn't watch regularly. And It wasn't because I didn't like the show or didn't love Conan - I still got that feeling of inspiration and ownership whenever I caught Conan's tonight show. But the fact of the matter was, I wasn't there. And when it became apparent that my generation's Tonight show was going to be stolen from us, I didn't miss a show. And I loved every minute of it. But it was too late.

Amazingly, Conan himself was able to make me feel better within the same show.

"Nobody in life gets exactly what they thought they were going to get. But if you work really hard and you're kind, amazing things will happen"

Wow. (Related, why the hell doesn't NBC have this clip up line?) Really puts shit in perspective doesn't it? I'm in the amazing position where I also have opportunities to share some of my creative energy, work with people I love and respect, and entertain people (far, far fewer people). Sometimes it is really really hard to do. I have to make sacrifices and rarely get to take the easy path. But in the inevitable moments where I consider giving up or giving in I'll think back to this and realize how much of a gift it is that I have the opportunity to (try) to make people laugh and support other amazing creative people big and small.

So thanks again Conan for being an inspiration. And I'll be supporting you wherever you end up.

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Best of '09

2010-01-23T12:34:00.000-08:00

So late as to not even really be relevant, but who cares. Here's my best of '09 if only for the sake of documentation.

Best Albums:

10.) Built to Spill - There is no Enemy

9.) The Thermals - Now We Can See

8.) Neon Indian - Psychic Chasms

7.) We Were Promised Jet Packs - These Four Walls

6.) The XX - XX

5.) Passion Pit - Manners

4.) Lucero - 1372 Overton Park

3.) Cymbals Eat Guitars - Why There Are Mountains

2.) The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - The Pains of Being Pure at Heart

1.) Why - Eskimo Snow

Noteworthy Songs (in no particular order):

Future of the Left - Arming Eritera
Phoenix - Lisztomania
Phoenix - 1901
Why - Into the Shadows of My Embrace
We Were Promised Jet Packs - This is my House, This is My Home
Animal Collective - My Girls
Brand New - Daisy
Frank Turner - The Road
Carter Burwell - Lost Fur (From the Where The Wild Things Are Sdk.)
Cymbals Eat Guitars - And the Hazy Sea
Lucero - Johnny Davis
Lucero - Darken My Door
Neon Indian - Deadbeat Summer
The XX - Intro
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - This Love is Fucking Right
Midnight Masses - Heaven

My Favorite Film of The Year:

Fantastic Mr. Fox - Saw a lot of great movies this year, but nothing captured the joy of movies more than this Wes Anderson flick.

My Year in Gaming
* I made time and played through more games than I probably ever have.
* I got a PS3. Time to step it up Nintendo.

Doing a Standup set tonight at the Castle Bar in Brighton. 9 PM. Always a fun time. http://www.bostoncagematch.com/

2010-01-20T09:58:00.001-08:00

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Yikes - forgot to post about movie night. Movie Night: Star Trek. First Blu-Ray experience. #brianandkimmovienight

2010-01-20T06:02:00.001-08:00

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Marjean Promo Photos

2010-01-14T20:08:00.001-08:00

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Movie Night: Away We Go #brianandkimmovienight

2010-01-12T18:22:00.001-08:00

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Amazing, classy statement from Conan. http://bit.ly/57Qnbk The guy is a personal hero. But he's totally screwed. #saveconan #nbcfail

2010-01-12T12:41:00.001-08:00

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Interesting Analysis on Late Night Shakeup

2010-01-11T11:19:00.001-08:00

I've been pretty obsessed with the whole NBC late night train wreck lately. Really fun placing bets on how it plays out. My current take is that Conan stays, but ends up forced out in the next few years anyway. I don't really see a winning move for Coco. This goes against recent rumors, but that's what makes predicting this so fun.

Anyway, stumbled across an Entertainment Weekly blog post that has a thoughtful analysis of the situation predicting that the proposed NBC schedule may actually be an advantage for NBC. Interesting. The only thing I disagree with there is that Ferguson could take over for Letterman when he decides to retire. My prediction is that CBS goes after a big name new to network late night - maybe poaching someone from the Comedy Central news shows.

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Just saw live rodeo. My life is over.

2010-01-06T19:06:00.001-08:00

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